CHAPTER XVII 



SEEDING, AND THE SECOND SEASON'S 

 BREAKING AND HAYING 



HE time had now fairly come round for us to 

 prepare for the important operation of seeding 

 our wheat. With this object in view we set to 

 work to get the seed, harrows, drill, and camping 

 gear to Tom's homestead, as it would mean our 

 stay there for a few days. The bulls travelled 

 but slowly, and it took us the best part of two 

 days to assemble our implements and material, 

 by which time the frost had left the surface enough 

 to allow of harrowing in preparation for the drilling. 

 We were impressed with the importance of 

 losing no time in getting in the seed, to give it 

 the best chance of moisture, and of maturing 

 before the early frosts. Bearing this in mind, 

 and as it would require four oxen or horses to 

 haul the long seeder, which could then soon cover 



' the ground, we decided to ask our friends on 

 No. 9 to bring over their team for a day or so, 



I as by the time we had the harrowing done they 



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